>>4989254>many games are quite socialyeah right. what if I told you you could actually socialize outside games? you waste way less time and money that way.
>some involve a fair amount of mental engagement some require fine motor skills possibly in a competitive settingsThis is what gamers tell themselves. You learn tasks completely detached from reality, and worthless IRL—basically it's pure autism, driven by addiction to level-ups and false sense of self-worth.
If you're a pro, at least you have an excuse for that. But pros are quite miserable autists, usually.
"Gamer reflexes" is a meme. You want reflexes, you do physical training, not button pressing. All those "hardcore gamers" with dorito covered fingers who can't bench press once sure put their reflexes to good use, and surely earn money with them.